Excerpt from An Inquiry Into the Pathological Importance of Ulceration of the Os Uteri: Being the Croonian Lectures for the Year 1854Introduction - Imperfection of our knowledge concerning the Diseases of Women; reasons for it. State of Opinion at time of first employment of speculum; facts which use of that instrument brought to light; different estimates of its value.Important principles involved in the disputes on this subject - Proposed inquiry into them in these Lectures.Preliminary remarks on some peculiarities of the uterus in health and in disease Supposed cause of most uterine ailments - Alleged importance of ulceration of the os uteri - Description of those ulcerations - How they are supposed to react on the uterus; suggestions for their cure.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work.

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